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"It is quite clear she is a very disturbed child and a very needy child and she is a sexually precocious child. She liked to dress provocatively," the judge said. "Did she look like she was 10? Certainly not. She looked 16."
The circumstances of a case set the sentence given. In this case she had the sexual experience and the appearance of a 16 year old, and had suggested the sexual activity. And when asked had denied she was under age.
Ridiculous, and very wrong. Having said that, I do sometimes wonder what girls are thinking of when they try to dispay as much of their bodies as they reasonably can. But then, we men (and that has to include the pedophile) are responsible for our actions - and therefore it is no excuse.
In this case she had the sexual experience of a 16-year old...
That still shouldn't matter, rape is not acceptable in any case.
If the act is consensual it isn't defined as rape. It is however illegal sex with a minor and still abhorrent. What should matter is that people should acquaint themselves with all the facts before making judgments. Here we have a minor that appears to be of age and says she is of age and makes sexual advances. The guy may be an idiot but he doesn't seem to fit the profile of a pedophile. Let's save the castrations, burning at the stake etc for the men who pick up children from the playgrounds. This is obviously what the judge had in mind when he gave sentencing.That still shouldn't matter, rape is not acceptable in any case.
Oh god.
I rarely, rarely say a thing like this, but I hope this judge is publicly raked through the coals and humiliated to his last. Perhaps I am bringing some bad karma on myself, but I stand by my claim: Rape survivors NEED more rights than they are given.
If the act is consensual it isn't defined as rape.
Which is?